Jerry Tarkanian was known for a famous pose—sitting on the bench sucking on a towel, with an seat open next to him.

Fitting then, that that’s the exact design UNLV is choosing to honor its former coach, one of the new inductees to the Naismith Basketball Hall of Fame.

Former UNLV coach Jerry Tarkanian is part of the 2013 Naismith Basketball Hall of Fame class. (AP Photo)

The bronze statue is expected to be finished in July and will reside outside the Thomas & Mack Center, the building Tarkanian helped make famous, the Las Vegas Sun reported. Tarkanian made three Final Four trips with the Runnin’ Rebels, winning the 1990 national title. His players included future NBA stars Larry Johnson, Stacey Augmon and Greg Anthony, among others. In all, he won 706 games as a college coach.

“It means a lot to my family and me and to the players who participated in building this program,” Tarkanian said during the ceremony.

Brian P. Hanlon, the Naismith Hall of Fame’s official sculptor, will craft the statue. Tarkanian will be enshrined in the Hall of Fame on Sept. 8.